Sexual Abuse Support Group

Sexual abuse is a relative cultural term used to describe sexual relations and behavior between two or more parties which are considered criminally and/or morally offensive. Different types of sexual abuse involve: Non-consensual, forced physical sexual behavior such as rape, incest or sexual assault, or psychological forms of abuse, such as verbal sexual behavior or...

A poem I read at a Family Violence meeting

I went to a Family Violence meeting the other day, and offered to read the poem that was given as a handout. I cried while reading it. Many of the participants at the meeting were caretakers of survivors. One woman was an attorney for the Domestiic Violence shelter here locally. She said when she read the poem she did not feel anything. She said when I read it, only then did she realize the pain a survivor feels.

A scar is a scar. It doesn't go away.
The broken bone may be set, but in the healing,
Traces of the injury remain.
There it is.
I was abused. I was hurt. And a scar is a scar.

People around me say, "Forgive."
Those who know nothing about brokenness and healing say to me, "Move on."
Those who fear the pain say, "Don't look back."
I insist on acknowledging this pain.
I insist on recognizing the scar.
I insist on remembering why there is this jagged, thin line.
I insist on being here with me, on holding me, on saying, "That was wrong."

Jesus, I know that you remember your pain.
You still carry those scars that Thomas touched with his doubting.
You insist that there was a real cost when you were hurt.
Stand with me in this place of remembering.
Stand with me as I clarify: Real injury means real pain.
Stand with me in this truth: A scar is a scar.

I miss traveling with my husband. Has anyone found a specific site regarding cruising for widow/widowers or any sightseeing trips. Not interested in being with couples and kids,,,I realize a cruise ship will have a portion size of families and couples, but perhaps they also put together a part of the cruise ship for groups of widows/widowers????

A friend sent this to me..As far as I can see, grief will never truly end.It may become softer overtime, more gentleand some days will feel sharp.But grief will last as long as Love does - ForeverIt's simply the way the absence of your loved onemanifests in your heart. A deep longing accompaniedby the deepest Love some days. The heavy fog mayreturn and the next day, it may recede.Once again, it's...

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